WGN Weather Center Blog: FEATURE GRAPHIC: January 2009 Archives

Full illu-MOON-ation: A timetable of Chicago’s upcoming full moons

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wgnweather

on January 31, 2009 7:44 PM | Permalink

Eastern storm helps set up lake snow here; warm-up due late next week

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wgnweather

on January 30, 2009 11:36 PM | Permalink

Weekend is warmer aloft than at ground; next week's storm track creeps west

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wgnweather

on January 29, 2009 10:19 PM | Permalink

Sunday temperatures break above freezing; northbound Gulf storm next week

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wgnweather

on January 28, 2009 10:30 PM | Permalink

Converging winds set up narrow but intense lake-effect 'snow plume'

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wgnweather

on January 27, 2009 11:11 PM | Permalink

Models advertise a break in cold; other indicators are far less convincing

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wgnweather

on January 26, 2009 10:03 PM | Permalink

Cold air maintains grip over Midwest and Great Lakes

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wgnweather

on January 25, 2009 11:38 PM | Permalink

The "snowbelts" of the Great Lakes

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wgnweather

on January 24, 2009 8:12 PM | Permalink

Rockies brace for 4-foot-plus snows; arctic high keeps snow south of area

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wgnweather

on January 23, 2009 10:38 PM | Permalink

3,250-mile swath of winds from the North Pole behind Saturday’s cold

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wgnweather

on January 22, 2009 10:00 PM | Permalink

Blockbuster Yukon high to send arctic air crashing into U.S. for weekend

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wgnweather

on January 21, 2009 10:17 PM | Permalink

Cold inauguration; Chicago's brief warm-up yields to cold blast, snowy spell

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wgnweather

on January 20, 2009 10:31 PM | Permalink

Winter now 15th coldest in 139 years with new round of cold by weekend

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wgnweather

on January 19, 2009 10:15 PM | Permalink

Inauguration Day shaping up to be among the coldest in Washington

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wgnweather

on January 18, 2009 9:44 PM | Permalink

The ups and downs of Chicago’s winter snowfall

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wgnweather

on January 17, 2009 7:37 PM | Permalink

Density of cold air slows its retreat; 45 hours at near zero or lower at O'Hare

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wgnweather

on January 16, 2009 11:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Winds boost temperatures but blow snow late Friday; 2-4-inch snows Saturday?

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wgnweather

on January 16, 2009 5:59 PM | Permalink

Snowcover provides warmth-reflecting surface over which Arctic Express runs

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wgnweather

on January 14, 2009 10:34 PM | Permalink

Brutal chill may include nearly 60 consecutive subzero hours; relief next week?

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wgnweather

on January 13, 2009 10:15 PM | Permalink

Blizzard watches Wednesday afternoon/night as stronger system approaches

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wgnweather

on January 12, 2009 10:14 PM | Permalink

All of the recent snow stacks up in Naperville!

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wgnweather

on January 12, 2009 9:06 PM | Permalink

Brett Borchardt of Naperville snapped this shot Monday evening on his back deck which shows the stack of snow which has resulted from the waves of snowfall since Friday. Brett tells us he’s been busy shoveling this evening—but we thank him for taking time to send us this shot!

Tom Skilling

Photo courtesy of Brett Borchardt, Naperville, Illinois

Winter 2008-09: A throwback to the rugged winters of the late 1970s

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wgnweather

on January 11, 2009 9:58 PM | Permalink

Upcoming cold wave threatens city with 1st subzero high in nearly 13 years

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wgnweather

on January 10, 2009 7:22 PM | Permalink

Brutal arctic cold to bring more snow, eye-catching barometric pressures

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wgnweather

on January 9, 2009 11:25 PM | Permalink

Ice build-up along the Fox River this past weekend

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wgnweather

on January 9, 2009 2:35 PM | Permalink

Our friend Jim Marocchi of Winfield, Ill., noticed this build-up of
ice while on a bike ride along the Fox River last weekend. More
extensive ice jams on rivers have been known to produce flooding during
thaws. Thanks Jim for the great photo!
--Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist, WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune